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Steering Wheel (piece missing?)
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 3:22 am
by shane_c
I noticed today that on the underside of the steering wheel you can see the 2 gold screws (one on each side). It looks like there should be a plastic cover over top to fill in the holes but it's not there. I bought my car new and have never had any work done so I'm not really sure where they would have went. Are they supposed to be missing?
Re: Steering Wheel (shane_c)
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 3:56 am
by keithvibe
yes, there isn't soposed to be anything there.Mine doesn't
Re: Steering Wheel (keithvibe)
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 4:08 am
by shane_c
Strange. Because when I was looking at it this morning it looks like they've been pryed out. Cost cutting measure on GM's part I guess.
Re: Steering Wheel (shane_c)
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 5:00 am
by KNINE
Those screws hold the air bag assembly in place. Mine are not covered.
Re: Steering Wheel (shane_c)
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 5:46 am
by scherry2
Quote, originally posted by shane_c » Cost cutting measure on GM's part I guess. probably not. it might be a cost cutting measure at Toyota though. there are no covers for the holes. that would be a very low visability area and manufacturers dont't worry about low visability areas, believe it or not.
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:11 am
by shane_c
When I did a search for steering wheels though someone had hooked up a stereo control to their wheel and it looked in their pic that the holes were covered.
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 7:46 am
by zionzr2
those sterring holes on my vibe also uncovered and lever looked liked they had them either.
Re: Steering Wheel (shane_c)
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:23 am
by ColonelPanic
Mine didn't have the holes covered either. Nothing I've ever owned that had a driver's air bag had the bolt holes for the air bag module covered. Very few would notice it, so I can see why they would leave this out. It's totally a Toyota steering wheel too, just look at the Corolla, so it wasn't GM being cheap. Hardly anybody would notice them, so they get to save a couple bucks. And makes it one less thing that air bag thieves have to rip out so they can steal the thing.